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Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Maurice Doran at 1:08pm 04.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/595 I noticed the flat stanchion base in which the stanchion sits is a bit wobbly and there are what loo
Help find correct impeller Ran-Dee9229 at 1:01pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 1/532 In my Oday 28 I have a 1984 Universal M-12 with an Oderdorfer raw water pump (I installed this repla
Progress report on the 26 O'day! (10) artleyt115 at 9:25am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1432 Hi everyone! Idk if you remember or not but @TheBigDeal and I bought that 1984 O'day 26 "the flying
What is this plug on the transom? (1) anastas at 8:54am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 8/844 Does anyone know what this plug next to the shore power AC plug is used for? I can go in and try to
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? (1) dmdiehl64 at 6:51am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/803 Hello, Recently purchased a Navpod for 12" angle guard. Our angle guard however is 11.75". Because
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? davespud at 6:10am 04.19.23 Big Boats 11/1117
Canadian buying USCG-registered cruiser - in another country acrobatique at 4:50am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/989 First post in the forum so please be kind haha... looking to purchase my first cruiser, she's USCG r
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2750 I'd like to arrange a day sail (or even motoring) or multi-day outing with someone in the Astoria, O
Hunter 326 Compression post finish stuendan at 6:09pm 04.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1290 The mast compression post on my 2003 H326 is a roughly finished stainless pipe - a long way from po
Need help to recognize a part (1) zinahewitt at 4:16pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 10/923 Hi All, I have the attached image bolted on to the bow of my illustrious sailboat. If you have some
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:31pm 04.18.23 Catalina 22 18/1597 I asked: I got this answer: As an AI language model, I can provide you with some general recommen
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 2:01pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1312 In a week or two I will need to inflate a bunch of fenders. One of them is very large. Would I bette
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 12:53pm 04.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/921 Hi, my fridge unit, vitrifrigo, is not getting power when checked with meter. Connections at the u
Stanchions on 1996 Catalina 42 MKII redeoarknot at 11:40am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/287 Want to rebed a couple stanchions' and not sure what the best way is to get to the bottom nuts. They
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines (5) Maine Sail at 11:18am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1973 My brother ' I own a family property in Northern Maine. The property is large, 250+ acres. As such,
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:31am 04.18.23 Trailer Sailors 11/1237
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Serendipity202 at 9:13am 04.18.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1370 We just bought a 2001 Macgregor 26X swing keel. It was changed over to an M sail and rigging. Somein
Anyone here going to the Catalina 22 Nationals Race this year? (1) LakeShark at 8:27am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 0/467 Just wondering if anyone here was also going to the Catalina National race in Arkansas this year? I
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement TimFromLI at 7:09am 04.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/1103 I read that Perkins recommends changing the timing belt every 3 years but the general consensus amon
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 6:13am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 28/1701 https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-missing-sailors-encountered-20-foot-seas-mexico/story?id=98631258 My wi

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Home Pumpout System dlochner at 3:07pm 01.26.25 Thanks, @Project_Mayhem . Good idea about the UV. I'm planning to make a shroud around the pump by
Transmission output rust dlochner at 3:04pm 01.26.25 Is anti seize advised for the coupling during install? Spray the coupling with a good anti-corros
Runaway diesel Ralph Johnstone at 2:54pm 01.26.25 I may be missing something here but how does a boat's diesel engine manage to run away if it remains
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 2:54pm 01.26.25 Thanks, @Project_Mayhem . Good idea about the UV. I'm planning to make a shroud around the pump by a
Transmission output rust Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 01.26.25 Is anti seize advised for the coupling during install?
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:21pm 01.26.25
recommendations for a line cutter (on prop shaft) for a 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 2:17pm 01.26.25 Thanks Rod
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 2:15pm 01.26.25 Nice setup! I had one of those as a backup bilge pump. Careful not to over tighten the screws when y
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring Project_Mayhem at 1:49pm 01.26.25 You have not one but two bow rollers though I would feel more comfortable throwing the line over the
Transmission output rust Tally Ho at 1:35pm 01.26.25 Its surface rust. Ive read a few articles that stated that if theres surface rust on the coupler th
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (1) Tally Ho at 1:32pm 01.26.25
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:24pm 01.26.25 For all the reading I have done on GFO, I still don't understand GORE GFO packing. Or for that matt
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring jssailem at 12:22pm 01.26.25 Retrieve the anchor by hauling in the rode hand over hand. The chain in the locker does not appear
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring jssailem at 12:18pm 01.26.25 You can anchor the boat. Just grab the anchor, and let it drop over the side. I would tie off the e
Fuel filter size Richard19068 at 10:40am 01.26.25 I disagree about the swap and it's one of the only times I've ever disagreed with Maine Sail; if yo
Fuel filter size Don S/V ILLusion at 9:28am 01.26.25 Maybe im getting the terminology mixed up here, but why would you ever flow from a smaller micron t
What is this on my boom? Joe at 8:56am 01.26.25 The basic topping lift tackle that is rigged on the majority of 70's80's era small Catalinas is pret
Fuel filter size CrispyCringle at 8:56am 01.26.25 Maybe im getting the terminology mixed up here, but why would you ever flow from a smaller micron to
What is this on my boom? PaulK at 8:53am 01.26.25 We put a reef into a lazy-bagged sail on a Beneteau Oceanic last summer. It is possible, but needs t
Fuel filter size Stu Jackson at 8:19am 01.26.25 finally on the electric fuel pump an 80 micron. The last one I suppose is to stop the big stuff tha

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